Lorillard Inc. (LO) Climbed To A 5-Month High On Q4 Earnings News

2/14/2013 7:03 AM ET

Lorillard Inc. (LO) reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $0.79 Wednesday morning, compared to $0.73 in the prior year period. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $0.76. The Company also announced that its Board approved a 6.5% increase in the Quarterly dividend on its common stock to $0.55 per share.

Lorillard climbed steadily throughout the first hour of trade Wednesday, before settling into a range. The stock ended the session higher by 1.96 at $41.68 on above average volume. Lorillard broke out to a 5-month high and re-crossed its 200-day moving average.